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["Advertisement for True Fit Shirts, Proportioned sizes", showing 8 me...

Lithograph copyrighted by Fisk, Clark, & Flagg. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Advertisements Clothing; Shelf.

Production. Milling machines and machine castings. A large tracer-controlled multiple spindle vertical hydraulic milling machine being tried out on the runoff line of a large machine tool plant, for its eventual job of helping to make master connecting rods for radial aircraft engines. Four of the partially completed rods are mounted on the fixtures in the foreground. When in operation, the machine will have fixtures for eight such rods, so that while the completely automatic tracing finger guides the four cutters (extreme background) around one set of four rods, the operator can be unloading and reloading the other four fixtures with new parts to be milled. This machine will probably be the fourth or fifth of a series of perhaps a dozen different sizes and types of machine tools which will each have to perform their operations before these parts become finished connecting rods

Production. Milling machines and machine castings. A large tracer-cont...

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Poster. A careless word...a needless sinking. Poster distributed by the Office of War Information to hotels, schools, war plants, libraries, terminals, recreational halls, office buildings. The original comes in three sizes: 40 inches x 56 inches, 28 inches x 40 inches, and 22 inches x 28 inches and is printed in full color against a dark background. Copies may be obtained from the Division of Public Inquiries, OWI, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Poster. A careless word...a needless sinking. Poster distributed by th...

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War Production Board (WPB) safety poster. Safety poster produced by the WPB for distribution to war plants. The original poster is available in two sizes: 28 1/2 x 40 inches and 28 1/2 x 20 inches. Of the larger size, 50,000 have been printed. Of the smaller size, 175,000. Colors are black and red. Requests should be sent to the Distribution Section, Office of War Information (OWI), Washington, D.C.

War Production Board (WPB) safety poster. Safety poster produced by th...

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Wool replaces rubber. Wool felt, a proven substitute for rubber in washers and gaskets for machinery, may be "tailored" as shown above to meet tolerances of a few thousands of an inch for a variety of sizes and shapes. Physical properties such as resiliency, tensile strength, etc., are "made to order" during the processing stage

Wool replaces rubber. Wool felt, a proven substitute for rubber in was...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Office of War Information poster. Poster distributed by the OWI to war plants, recreation halls, libraries, schools, post offices, taverns, etc. The original comes in two sizes: twenty-eight inches by forty inches and twenty-two inches by twenty-eight inches and is printed in full color. Copies may be obtained from United States Information Center, 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Office of War Information poster. Poster distributed by the OWI to war...

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Dr. Bair. Philosopher and scientist backs war production drive with his labor. Dr. Bair, former college professor and holder of eleven degrees, heads the war production drive as a sub-contractor. He saws steel bullets to required sizes on power saws

Dr. Bair. Philosopher and scientist backs war production drive with hi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, office meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Copper. Ball mills, which grind copper ores to small sizes, at a large concentrator of the Phelps-Dodge Mining Company at Morenci, Arizona. This plant supplies great quantities of the copper so vital in our war effort

Production. Copper. Ball mills, which grind copper ores to small sizes...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of an industrial building, factory or warehouse, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. All of George Camblair's sizes are recorded at the clothing warehouse

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. All of George Camblair's sizes are recorded at...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Brigadier General H.F. Safford, Chief of theProduction Service Branch, Ordnance Department, examines an exhibit of standard types of new glass gauges which replace steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Brigadier General H.F. Saf...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Checking an inside diameter of a cartridge case with one of the glass gauges which replace steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Checking an inside diamete...

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Detroit, Michigan. Steps in the manufacture of casings for 105 mm. shells in the Budd wheel plant. Squeezing the red end of the bar between the jaws of a giant press containing dies of different sizes

Detroit, Michigan. Steps in the manufacture of casings for 105 mm. she...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. A steel plug gauge, since replaced by a glass gauge at the Frankford Arsenal, is shown checking an inside diameter of a cartridge case. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. A steel plug gauge, since ...

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War production drive poster. Poster distributed to war plants to stimulate production. The original comes in two sizes, 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches and 7 1/8 inches by 10 inches and is printed in red, yellow and black on white. It was designed by the artist, Charles Tudor. Copies may be obtained by writing Distribution Section, Office of War Information (OWI), Washington, D.C.

War production drive poster. Poster distributed to war plants to stimu...

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Conversion. Rendering of household fats. Cans of waste fats collected from America's kitchens come to a rendering plant in large steel drums. Note that the cans of various sizes and with or without covers, are mostly coffee and shortening cans now unavailable to many housewives. Any type of clean can may be used

Conversion. Rendering of household fats. Cans of waste fats collected ...

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Americans will always fight for liberty. Poster distributed by Office of War Information to hotels, schools, war plants, libraries, terminals, recreational halls, office buildings. The original comes in three sizes: 40 inches x 56 inches, 28 inches x 40 inches and 22 inches x 26 inches and is printed in full color against a dark background. Copies may be obtained from Division of Public Inquiries, OWI, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Americans will always fight for liberty. Poster distributed by Office ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Army uniform trouser manufacture. Kane Manufacturing Company, Louisville, Kentucky. Cotton khaki and wool serge trousers are turned out here at the rate of 1300 a day to the designs and rigid specifications of the Army Quartermaster Corps. 34 sizes ranging from a small 28 inch waist with 29-inch leg to large size with a 46-inch waist and 33-inch leg. Here Frank Ernwine lays out patterns. He has been at his trade for forty-five years and helped make Army uniforms in World War I

Army uniform trouser manufacture. Kane Manufacturing Company, Louisvil...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. All of George Camblair's sizes are recorded at the clothing warehouse

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. All of George Camblair's sizes are recorded at...

Public domain photograph of Virginia, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. Aluminum. Thin sheets of aluminum are cut to commercial sizes in the automatic shear. Operation of the machine is fast and accurate and requires skillful manipulation

Production. Aluminum. Thin sheets of aluminum are cut to commercial si...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory worker, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Markings are carried on a label pasted on the handle of a glass plug gauge, which replace steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal. Markings on other gauges are produced by acid etching. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Markings are carried on a ...

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Poster. A careless word...a needles loss. Poster distributed by the Office of War Information to bars and taverns, bowling alleys, bus terminals, libraries, theatres. The original comes in three sizes: 22 inches x 28 inches, 28 inches x 40 inches, 21 7/8 inches x 23 7/8 inches, and is printed in full color. Copies are obtainable from Division of Public Inquiries, OWI, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Poster. A careless word...a needles loss. Poster distributed by the Of...

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Poster distributed by Office of War Information to libraries, theatres, office buildings, post offices, terminals, bowling alleys, bars and taverns. The original comes in two sizes: 28 inches x 40 inches and 22 inches x 28 inches, and is printed in red, white, and blue. Copies are obtainable from Division of Public Inquiries, OWI, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Poster distributed by Office of War Information to libraries, theatres...

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Aircraft tire manufacture. Wide range of tire sizes required for military aircraft is illustrated by this photograph. Tire at bottom is of type used on average medium bomber while small tires at top are for tail wheels of various types. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Aircraft tire manufacture. Wide range of tire sizes required for milit...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. The enormous size of the landing wheels of a YB-17 bomber can be appreciated when compared with the sizes of the two men inspecting the landing gear. The men, a staff sergeant and a technical sergeant, belong to a bombardment squadron at Langley Field, Virginia

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. The enormous size...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Dr. Bair. Philosopher and scientist backs war production drive with his labor. Dr. Bair, former college professor and holder of eleven degrees, heads the war production drive as a sub-contractor. He saws steel bullets to required sizes on power saws

Dr. Bair. Philosopher and scientist backs war production drive with hi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a portrait of a scientist, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Checking an inside diameter of a cartridge case with one of the glass gauges which replace steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Checking an inside diamete...

Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Office of War Information poster. Poster distributed by the OWI at public buildings, streetcars, theatres, movie houses, etc. The original comes in several sizes: forty inches by fifty-six inches, twenty-eight inches by forty inches, twenty-two inches by twenty-eight inches, and seven inches by eleven inches and is printed in multi-colors. The poster was drawn by artist David Stone Martin. Copies may be obtained from Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Office of War Information poster. Poster distributed by the OWI at pub...

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Aircraft tire manufacture. Wide range of tire sizes required for military aircraft is illustrated by this photograph. Tire at bottom is of type used on average medium bomber while small tires at top are for tail wheels of various types. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Aircraft tire manufacture. Wide range of tire sizes required for milit...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Conversion. Copper and brass processing. The inside of a large brass and copper tube mill. Copper tubes are made in many sizes, and in many alloys, and are needed for war production in hundreds of different ways--from small diameter tubing for gas and oil lines in airplanes and tanks and motor cars to large diameter tubes used in construction of our battleships. A tube annealing furnace may be seen to the right. Chase Brass and Copper Company, Euclid, Ohio

Conversion. Copper and brass processing. The inside of a large brass a...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

War Production Board (WOB) poster. Poster distributed to war plants, designed by the Office of War Information (OWI) from a photograph by Valentino Sarra. The original comes in three sizes: 7 1/8 inches by 10 inches, 14 1/4 inches by 20 inches, and 28 1/2 by 40 inches. Colors: yellow and black on white. Copies may be obtained from Central Distribution Service, Office for Emergency Management (OEM), 1509 14th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

War Production Board (WOB) poster. Poster distributed to war plants, d...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Checking an inside diameter of a cartridge case with one of the glass gauges, which replace steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal, are produced by acid etching. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Checking an inside diamete...

Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wool replaces rubber. Wool felt, a proven substitute for rubber in washers and gaskets for machinery, may be "tailored" as shown above to meet tolerances of a few thousands of an inch for a variety of sizes and shapes. Physical properties such as resiliency, tensile strength, etc., are "made to order" during the processing stage

Wool replaces rubber. Wool felt, a proven substitute for rubber in was...

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Tea and tomato juice cause marketing headache, consumers expert tells committee. Washington, D.C., May 11. Dr. Ruth W. Ayers, New York economist and formerly on the staff of the Consumers' Advisory Board of the defunct NRA, brought in three packages of tea and 21 cans of tomato juice to show the temporary economic committee today, and told members that deceptive sizes of cans and packages and lack of quality gradings cause housewives a good deal of shopping headache. She said that she bought all the food at retail stores yesterday, found 11 different brands and 17 sizes of tomato juice cans, with no way to determine quality except to try them all. Asking for 1 quarter lb. tea packages, she was given packages containing 1-2 oz. less than she had asked for. Even though the package was marked as to net weight. She pointed this out as being 'misleading,' even though the price may be adjusted to fit the eight

Tea and tomato juice cause marketing headache, consumers expert tells ...

A black and white photo of a man and a woman. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Uncle Sam to standardize garmet sizes. Washington D.C., July 23. To enable fathers and mothers to order clothes with the confidence that a size 8 or 10, is all its supposed to be in length and breadth, the Bureau of Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, is undertaking the leadership of project in which colleges and universities will cooperate to discover the clothing dimensions needed by today's children.. Special attention is being paid to racial characteristics as the experts believe that race and neighborhood has something to do with a youngster's size. Dr. Eleanor Hunt, associate anthropometrist, Bureau of Home Economics, is shown training one of the first classes on taking scientific measurements of the human body, 7/23/37

Uncle Sam to standardize garmet sizes. Washington D.C., July 23. To en...

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Office of War Information poster. Poster distributed by the OWI to taxi cabs, streetcars, restaurants, taverns, public buildings, etc. The original is in three sizes: seven inches by ten inches, fourteen inches by twenty inches, twenty-eight inches by forty inches, and is printed in blue and black on white. Copies may be obtained from the Office of War Information, 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C.

Office of War Information poster. Poster distributed by the OWI to tax...

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Dr. Bair. Philosopher and scientist backs war production drive with his labor. Dr. Bair, former college professor and holder of eleven degrees, heads the war production drive as a sub-contractor. He saws steel bullets to required sizes on power saws

Dr. Bair. Philosopher and scientist backs war production drive with hi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a portrait of a scientist, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Los Angeles, California. "Flying Patch," a Currtiss "Warhawk" fighter plane complete except for engine and tail assembly, with simulated bullet holes and patches. It is used at the sheet metal mechanics school operated by the Anderson organization for the United States Army air force technical training command. The soldier trainees are shown punching holes, measuring for patch sizes, drilling, and riveting

Los Angeles, California. "Flying Patch," a Currtiss "Warhawk" fighter ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Inspecting a gear with a steel ring, since replaced by a glass gauge at the Frankford Arsenal. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Inspecting a gear with a ...

Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Brigadier General H.F. Safford, Chief of Production Service Branch, Ordnance Department, examines an exhibit of standard types of new glass gauges which replace steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Brigadier General H.F. Saf...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Office of War Information poster. Poster distributed by the OWI to taxi cabs, streetcars, restaurants, taverns, public buildings, etc. The original is in three sizes: seven inches by ten inches, fourteen inches by twenty inches, twenty-eight inches by forty inches and is printed in red and black on white. Copies may be obtained from Office of War Information, 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C.

Office of War Information poster. Poster distributed by the OWI to tax...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aircraft tire manufacture. Wide range of tire sizes required for military aircraft is illustrated by this photograph. Tire at bottom is of type used on average medium bomber while small tires at top are for tail wheels of various types. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Aircraft tire manufacture. Wide range of tire sizes required for milit...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Conversion. Copper and brass processing. Stocks of partially completed lengths of seamless copper tube in many sizes. These have still to go through several more draws through dies on drawbenches. Each draw reduces them in diameter and wall thickness, and lengthens them out. Then, before the tubes leaves the mill, the ends will be sawed off straight and clean. Chase Copper and Brass Company, Euclid, Ohio

Conversion. Copper and brass processing. Stocks of partially completed...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of lumber, lumberjack workers, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Dr. Bair aiding the war production drive by sawing steel billets is engineer, philosopher, psychologist, poet, inventor and sub-contractor! He lives with his son's family near the shop where he reduces steel billets to sizes required by a large forging plant

Dr. Bair aiding the war production drive by sawing steel billets is en...

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Boy's reins with bells attached. Lunch boxes, all sizes and styles ... at Neat, Kearney & Co. trunk stores. Boston. J. H. & F. F. Farwell printing office, 112 Washington St. [1865].

Boy's reins with bells attached. Lunch boxes, all sizes and styles ......

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 71, Folder 59.

Office of War Information Poster. Poster distributed by OWI to war plants, post offices, schools, taverns, public buildings, etc. The original comes in four sizes: 40 inches x 56 inches, 28 inches x 40 inches, 22 inches x 28 inches, 14 inches x 20 inches, and is printed in red, blue, black, and orange on white. Copies may be obtained from U.W. Information Center, 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C.

Office of War Information Poster. Poster distributed by OWI to war pla...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Many sizes and types of rivets are necessary in the assembling of a modern warplane. There are all the various kinds in this lot of "pied" rivets which the salvage department of Douglas Aircraft Company at Long Beach, California, will reclaim for use. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Many sizes and types of rive...

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Poster. Do with less--so they'll have enough. Poster released by the Office of War Information to bars and taverns, high schools, hotels, libraries, war plants, post offices. The original comes in three sizes: 22 inches x 28 inches, 28 inches x 40 inches, 21 7/8 inches x 23 7/8 inches and is printed in full color. Copies may be obtained from Division of Public Inquiries, OWI, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Poster. Do with less--so they'll have enough. Poster released by the O...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Checking an inside diameter of a cartridge case with one of the glass gauges, which replace steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal, are produced by acid etching. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Checking an inside diamete...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Give It Your Best. Three-color (red, white and blue) poster designed and distributed July 1 by the Division of Information, Office for Emergency Management (OEM) , for display in war plants throughout the nation. Sizes available: 40 x 56 in., 28 x 40 in. 28 1/2 x 20 in., 14 x 20 in. and 10 x 18 in.

Give It Your Best. Three-color (red, white and blue) poster designed a...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Poster. A careless word...another cross. Poster distributed by Office of War Information (OWI) to bowling alleys, shipyards, billiard halls, post offices, theatres, war plants, libraries, hotels. The original comes in two sizes: 28" x 40" and 22" x 28", and is printed in white against a brown-green background. Copies are obtainable from Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Poster. A careless word...another cross. Poster distributed by Office ...

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Dr. Bair. Scientist, now turned war worker, checks over fire-scarred models of some of his inventions. Dr. Bair, once a college professor and inventor, is aiding the production drive by sawing steel billets to sizes required by a large forging company. A fire destroyed his house and his valuable library several years ago

Dr. Bair. Scientist, now turned war worker, checks over fire-scarred m...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a portrait of a scientist, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Copper. A ball mill which brings copper ores to fine sizes at a large copper concentrator of the Phelps-Dodge Mining Company at Morenci, Arizona. This plant supplies great quantities of the copper so vital in our war effort

Production. Copper. A ball mill which brings copper ores to fine sizes...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. A steel plug gauge is compared with a glass plug gauge which replaces it at the Frankford Arsenal. A plain ring glass gauge shows in the foreground. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greatly visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. A steel plug gauge is comp...

Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. A glass ring gauge for the inspection of fuse parts. These gauges are replacing steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. A glass ring gauge for the...

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[Cannon shells in various sizes] / Abdullah Frères, Constantinople.

[Cannon shells in various sizes] / Abdullah Frères, Constantinople.

Pointed projectiles in a row standing on end. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 25. No. 113. In album: Imperial artillery and engineering schools, Tophane, Istanb... More

Production. Copper. A rotary car dumper drops the ore into the grizzlies, the larger sizes of ore sliding into the gyratory crusher at the Magna mill of the Utah Copper Company

Production. Copper. A rotary car dumper drops the ore into the grizzli...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Conversion. Copper and brass processing. Bundles of various sizes brass, copper, and bronze rod in the shipping room of a brass and copper mill. These will be manufactured into shafting for boats, or sawed into short lengths and machined to make fuse components or any of hundreds of solid brass parts for guns, ammunition, instrument vehicles or vessels. Chase Copper and Brass Company, Euclid, Ohio

Conversion. Copper and brass processing. Bundles of various sizes bras...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Morenci, Arizona. Ball mills in the concentrator plant of the Phelps Dodge mining corporation which grinds copper ore to small sizes

Morenci, Arizona. Ball mills in the concentrator plant of the Phelps D...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Milling machines and machine castings. Milled, bored and with their V-shaped bearings carefully scraped to provide smooth sliding ways for other parts, this forest of machine tool castings waits at the head of the assembly lines. An idea of the variety of shapes and sizes is evident here

Production. Milling machines and machine castings. Milled, bored and w...

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Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Mr. A.E. Smith and Mr. Stanley Farrow (left to right) of Army Ordnance's Gage Section, discuss glass gauges, which replace steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in Government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Mr. A.E. Smith and Mr. Sta...

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Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Markings on the handles of new glass gauges, which replace steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal, are produced by acid etching. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Markings on the handles of...

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America's youth builds and flies model planes on miniature flying fields. Model planes of all types and sizes are being tuned up by their owners for a competitive meet at Modelhaven Airport, near the City of Baltimore in the eastern U.S. state of Maryland. Although fewer participants have turned up in the past few years, because of the numbers now serving in the armed forces, young model builders bring to Modelhaven, "the world's smallest airport," many model planes which show astonishing improvements over previous models. Thes young model builders will put the knowledge of aeronautics gained in home and school workshps to good use in the air-minded post-war world. Courses in aeronautics have recently been added to the curriculum in many U.S. high schools

America's youth builds and flies model planes on miniature flying fiel...

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Gear cutting machine in the lathe department; this machine is programmed to cut gears of various sizes and it then runs automatically until the gears are completed.

Gear cutting machine in the lathe department; this machine is programm...

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Dr. Bair. Philosopher and scientist backs war production drive with his labor. Dr. Bair, former college professor and holder of eleven degrees, heads the war production drive as a sub-contractor. He saws steel bullets to required sizes on power saws

Dr. Bair. Philosopher and scientist backs war production drive with hi...

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Conversion. Copper and brass processing. Coils of copper water tube. Large quantities of copper tube are needed by our Army and Navy, and vital industries. The smaller sizes are used for oil lines on equipment producing defense products and for fuel lines on tanks and other mechanized equipment. Single lengths up to sixty feet are coiled for convenience in handling and shipping. Chase Copper and Brass Company, Euclid, Ohio

Conversion. Copper and brass processing. Coils of copper water tube. L...

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Fort Belvoir, Virginia. All of George Camblair's sizes are recorded at the clothing warehouse

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. All of George Camblair's sizes are recorded at...

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YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. The enormous size of the landing wheels of a YB-17 bomber can be appreciated when compared with the sizes of the two men inspecting the landing gear. The men, a staff sergeant and a technical sergeant, belong to a bombardment squadron at Langley Field, Virginia

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. The enormous size...

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Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Colonel H.B. Hambleton, Chief of Army Ordnance's Gage Section explains the virtues of a glass plug gauge to Mr. Thornton Lewis and Brigadier General H.F. Safford (left to right). Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Colonel H.B. Hambleton, Ch...

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Five Sullivan brothers missing in action. Poster distributed by the Office of War Information (OWI) to auditoriums, ballrooms, bars and taverns, bowling alleys, bus terminals, colleges, chambers of commerce, government buildings. The original comes in two sizes: 22 inches x 28 inches and 28 inches x 40 inches and is printed in red, white, and blue. Copies are obtainable from Division of Public Inquiry, Office of War Information, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Five Sullivan brothers missing in action. Poster distributed by the Of...

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Production. Lead. A ball mine for crushing lead ore to fine sizes in a concentrator near Creede, Colorade where old lead mines have been reopened. Creede, for many years a "ghost town," has resumed the activities that made it an important lead-producing center years ago, and is now producing much metal vitally needed for the war effort

Production. Lead. A ball mine for crushing lead ore to fine sizes in a...

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Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Glass gauges of various types are replacing steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal. Left, top to bottom: double-end gauge, "go" plug gauge, ring gauge. Right, top to bottom: "not go" plug gauge, double and solid-handle plug gauge, double-end taper-lock standard, handle plug gauge. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Glass gauges of various ty...

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Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Checking the outside diameter of a gear with one of the glass ring gauges, that are replacing steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Checking the outside diame...

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Conversion. Rendering of household fats. Cans of waste fats collected from America's kitchens come to a rendering plant in large steel drums. Note that the cans of various sizes and with or without covers, are mostly coffee and shortening cans now unavailable to many housewives. Any type of clean can may be used

Conversion. Rendering of household fats. Cans of waste fats collected ...

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U.S. Maritime Commission poster. Poster distributed by the U.S. Maritime Commission to U.S. employment offices, hotels, taverns, post offices, labor unions, etc. The original comes in two sizes: 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches, and 14 1/4 inches by 20 inches, and is printed in red, blue, and black on white. Copies may be obtained from Bureau of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information (OWI), 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

U.S. Maritime Commission poster. Poster distributed by the U.S. Mariti...

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Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Checking the inside diameter of a cartridge case with one of the glass gauges, which are replacing steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Checking the inside diamet...

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Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. A plain plug glass gauge, which replaces a steel gauge in the Frankford Arsenal, is used to determine the inside diameter of a metal part. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. A plain plug glass gauge, ...

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Army uniform trouser manufacture. Kane Manufacturing Company, Louisville, Kentucky. Cotton khaki and wool serge trousers are turned out here at the rate of 1300 a day to the designs and rigid specifications of the Army Quartermaster Corps. 34 sizes ranging from a small 28 inch waist with 29-inch leg to large size with a 46-inch waist and 33-inch leg. Here Frank Ernwine lays out patterns. He has been at his trade for forty-five years and helped make Army uniforms in World War I

Army uniform trouser manufacture. Kane Manufacturing Company, Louisvil...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

Conversion. Copper and brass processing. The inside of a large brass and copper tube mill. Copper tubes are made in many sizes, and in many alloys, and are needed for war production in hundreds of different ways--from small diameter tubing for gas and oil lines in airplanes and tanks and motor cars to large diameter tubes used in construction of our battleships. A tube annealing furnace may be seen to the right. Chase Brass and Copper Company, Euclid, Ohio

Conversion. Copper and brass processing. The inside of a large brass a...

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[Display of different light bulb sizes]

[Display of different light bulb sizes]

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Production. Milling machines and machine castings. From the cupola spout, the iron drops into a mixing ladle and then, as needed, into pouring ladles of various sizes, resting on traveling scales which weigh the load as it passes

Production. Milling machines and machine castings. From the cupola spo...

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Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Markings on the handles of the new glass gauges, which replace steel gauges in the Frankford Arsenal, are produced by acid etching as shown on the attached labels. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Markings on the handles of...

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[Title page illustration for La pyrotechnie showing columns, arches, a huge fire emanating from a cauldron, cannons and cannon barrels of various sizes, as well as flaming cannon balls]

[Title page illustration for La pyrotechnie showing columns, arches, a...

Illus. in: La pyrotechnie de Hanzelet Lorrain .... Pont a Mousson : par 1. & Gaspard Bernard, 1630, title page. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leonard C. Brun... More

Wrapping truck tires. All sizes of tires can be wrapped by this machinery, which has an opening just large enough for the tire to pass through. It throws a semi-circular catapult through the middle of the tire; the catapult carries the roll of paper with it, unwinding as it goes. Firestone (General) Tires, Akron, Ohio

Wrapping truck tires. All sizes of tires can be wrapped by this machin...

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